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I think I could write a book sometimes with some of the crazy stories from owning and managing vacation rentals. I'd love to hear your stories and how you've addressed the issue to prevent it from happening again (if ...
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After silently watching the BP forums for about a year, I'm ready to find my first investment property. There are a couple of houses on MLS in the West Chester, PA and North Wilmington, DE areas that I am interested i...
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I once heard a defintion of "Financial Freedom" that changed my life. The definition went like this;
"FINANCIAL FREEDOM happens when your wants and your needs are exceeded by your passive income."
Once I heard that...
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I've recently become involved in an HOA that is really struggling. It is a high foreclosure pocket and there are now many vacant units and non-paying owners. Only about half of the owners pay the dues. We've lost o...
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Hi everyone. I am a new investor located in Madison, WI. I have been doing extensive research, reading and networking within my community the last 1.5 months to lay my roots for my goals ahead! Because I am new to the...
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My family started a wholesaling business and we’re progressing well. We are a part of a wholesaler team here in town, multiple wholesaling companies that operate independently but JV on deals regularly, and we tend to...
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Hello and thank you for checking out my discussion. Well, I am having my first taste of the Landlord Blues. I bought a 2-1 condo around Christmas time and bought it with owner financing. But since I have bought the...
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I had a potential tenant contact me and ask if I accept felons. I have read that it's illegal (discrimination) to flat out say "no felons" so I asked what the crime was. He said "sex offender, 16 years ago when I wa...
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Real life of a newbie investorI've been inspired by Account Closed post, "real life of a real estate investor". With that being said, I believe there's value in sharing my journey with other newbies. I will begin givi...
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Another avoidable situation. This woman squatted for a year and it was NOT related to COVID in any way, yet they couldn't evict her. When they finally do, she's apparently gained a sense of established entitlement (wh...